Class of 2018 inductees into the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame: Bon Jovi, The Cars, Dire Straits, The Moody Blues, and Nina Simone in the Performers category. In addition, Sister Rosetta Tharpe was inducted as an Early Influencer.

The Boeing 747, the original "jumbo jet" that made its debut in January 1969, will take its final commercial flight on a U.S. carrier on December 19, flying from Seoul to Detroit. Several foreign carriers will continue to fly the 747:

The Los Angeles Lakers retired Kobe Bryant's uniform numbers. Yes, "numbers", plural. He originally wore #8. Midway through his career, he switched to #24, and had comparable statistics with each number: